Renewable Energy - UK - November 2015

“Industry consolidation and rationalisation in the solar PV will be inevitable if proposed FIT cuts are enforced as there will be fewer business opportunities in a stifled market. Larger companies are likely to acquire smaller firms to achieve economies of scale and put them in a stronger position to ride out market turmoil. Larger entities are also increasingly expected to look at vertical integration. ”– Claudia Preedy - B2B analyst

This report answers the following key questions:

How do government policies shape the development of the renewable energy market?

What is the product mix of renewable energy deployment?

What are the public’s attitudes towards renewable energy?

How have key players involved in the renewable energy sector performed in recent years?

How will proposed government policy changes affect the various sectors of the renewable energy market?

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Executive Summary

The market

Almost a fifth of the UK’s electricity supply comes from renewable sources in 2014

Figure 1: UK renewable penetration of electricity supply, 2010-14

Renewables installed capacity continues to be dominated by wind, though solar PV deployment has expanded rapidly since 2010